Preston Pysh interviews Lyle Pratt, an entrepreneur of multiple successful businesses, and a telecommunications and spam expert. They talk about the intersection of the Bitcoin Lightning Network and how it offers a solution to the worsening spam and bots that litter our social media and phone calls.IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:00:00 - Intro01:18 - Lyle's background as an entrepreneur founding Better Voice.06:22 - The history of VOIP and how it relates to Bitcoin today.06:22 - The 402 payment required in the SIP protocol.10:24 - Lyle's story about finding Bitcoin at the intersection of telecommunications.12:09 - What was the top thing he took away from successfully building and selling his first company?14:15 - Lyle's newest company, Vida.14:22 - Lyle discusses the basics of spam and why it's so prevalent.24:53 - Spam can become worse with more decentralization.35:42 - What does the Lightning Network bring to this problem?54:54 - What Jiu-Jitsu and Bitcoin have in common.Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.BOOKS AND RESOURCESLyle Pratt's Twitter Account.Lyle Pratt's Nostr Account.Lyle's Company, Vida.Related Episode: Listen to BTC111: Nostr - Decentralized Social Media & Bitcoin w/ William Casarin, or watch the video.NEW TO THE SHOW?Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs.Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here.Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool.Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services.Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets.P.S The Investor’s Podcast Network is excited to launch a subreddit devoted to our fans in discussing financial markets, stock picks, questions for our hosts, and much more! Join our subreddit r/TheInvestorsPodcast today!SPONSORSGet position and investment info for nearly 6,000 Asset Management Companies with Moomoo, Australia’s first A.I. powered trading platform. Sign up and fund your moomoo account before October 31 and get $10 for every $100 you deposit. All investment carries risk. AFSL 224 663. T&Cs apply.Get personalized, expert advice that helps you see things clearly with ATB.Help companies protect customer privacy in the face of endlessly growing data breaches by investing in Atakama today.Talk to your clients about Desjardins Responsible Investment today and support what’s right for society and what’s good for business.Take stock of your finances and investing strategy with Betterment.Guess less and sell more with the Number 1 email marketing and automation brand, Intuit Mailchimp.Let an expert do your taxes from start to finish so you can relax with TurboTax.If your business has five or more employees and managed to survive Covid you could be eligible to receive a payroll tax rebate of up to twenty-six thousand dollars per employee. Find out if your business qualifies with Innovation Refunds.Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.